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New York Black Yankees (NY5) 1 Washington Elite Giants (WEG) 0

Game played on Saturday, July 25, 1936 (N) at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Regular-Season game

New York Black Yankees              1 0 0  0 0  -   1  2  0
Washington Elite Giants             0 0 0  0 0  -   0  3  3

BATTING

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jake Stephens ss                      3   0   0    0     0         1   1
Walter Cannady 2b                     1   1   0    0     1         1   4
Fats Jenkins lf                       1   0   1    0     1         0   0
George Scales 3b                      1   0   0    0     0         0   1
Jim Williams rf                       2   0   0    0     0         2   0
Clarence Palm c                       1   0   1    0     0         2   0
Marvin Barker cf                      1   0   0    0     0         1   0
George Giles 1b                       2   0   0    0     0         8   1
Roosevelt Davis p                     2   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               14   1   2    0     2   6    15   8


BATTING -
SH:  George Scales, Marvin Barker. 
GDP:  Marvin Barker. 
Team LOB:  3

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Walter Cannady, Clarence Palm. 

Washington Elite Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Goose Curry cf                        3   0   0    0     0   1     1   0
Leroy Morney ss                       3   0   0    0     0   0     2   2
Sammy Hughes 2b                       2   0   0    0     1   0     3   0
Wild Bill Wright lf                   1   0   1    0     1   0     0   0
Zollie Wright rf                      1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Biz Mackey c                          1   0   0    0     1   0     6   0
Jim West 1b                           2   0   1    0     0   1     3   0
Hoss Walker 3b                        2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Bob Griffith p                        2   0   1    0     0   0     0   2
Totals                               17   0   3    0     3   2    15   4

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Leroy Morney, Jim West. 
E: 3.  Leroy Morney, Biz Mackey 2. 
PB: 1.  Biz Mackey. 

BATTING -
3B:  Bob Griffith. 
SH:  Zollie Wright. 
Team LOB:  6


PITCHING

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roosevelt Davis W                    5       3   0    0   3   2   0  21
Totals                               5       3   0    0   3   2   0  21


Washington Elite Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bob Griffith L                       5       2   1    0   2   6   0  19
Totals                               5       2   1    0   2   6   0  19

BK:  Bob Griffith. 


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Umpires: HP - John Craig, 1B -  Kemp

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 7/25/1936 -- New York Black Yankees at   (N)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                                                    
1. J.Stephens          ss        G.Curry             cf        
2. W.Cannady           2b        L.Morney            ss        
3. F.Jenkins           lf        S.Hughes            2b        
4. G.Scales            3b        W.Bill Wright       lf        
5. J.Williams          rf        Z.Wright            rf        
6. C.Palm              c         B.Mackey            c         
7. M.Barker            cf        J.West              1b        
8. G.Giles             1b        H.Walker            3b        
9. R.Davis             p         B.Griffith          p         

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; B.Mackey dropped a foul fly hit by
J.Stephens; J.Stephens out on unknown play; W.Cannady walked;
B.Griffith balked [W.Cannady to second]; W.Cannady stole third;
B.Mackey allowed a passed ball [W.Cannady scored (unearned)];
F.Jenkins walked; G.Scales out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [F.Jenkins to second]; J.Williams out on unknown play;
1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 1,  0.

 1ST: G.Curry out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown
play; S.Hughes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Yankees 1,  0.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: C.Palm singled; M.Barker out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [C.Palm to second]; C.Palm stole third;
G.Giles out on unknown play; R.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 1,  0.

 2ND: W.Bill Wright walked; Z.Wright out on unknown play;
B.Mackey out on unknown play; J.West singled [W.Bill Wright to
second]; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Black Yankees 1,  0.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: J.Stephens out on unknown play; W.Cannady
out on unknown play; F.Jenkins singled to shortstop [F.Jenkins
to second (error by L.Morney)]; G.Scales out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 1,  0.

 3RD: B.Griffith out on unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown
play; L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Yankees 1,  0.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; C.Palm
reached on catcher's interference by B.Mackey; M.Barker grounded
into a double play (L.Morney to J.West) [C.Palm out at second];
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 1,  0.

 4TH: S.Hughes walked; W.Bill Wright singled [S.Hughes to
second]; Z.Wright out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[S.Hughes to third, W.Bill Wright to second]; B.Mackey walked;
J.West struck out; H.Walker grounded out (R.Davis to G.Giles); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Black Yankees 1,  0.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: G.Giles out on unknown play; R.Davis out on
unknown play; J.Stephens out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 1,  0.

 5TH: B.Griffith tripled to right field; G.Curry struck out;
L.Morney lined to J.Stephens; S.Hughes grounded out (W.Cannady
to G.Giles); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 1,  0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Yankees    1   2   0   3
                  0   3   3   6


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